Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected.

Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page.

Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter.

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Total records: 86
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder 26 to life 24.9 22 White Male 2012 05-31-2016
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder 25 to life 9.9 23 Hispanic Male 2022 07-12-2022
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery 14 years 6.8 38 Hispanic Male 2002 01-20-2014
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16.2 19 Black Male 2011 01-14-2012
Atkins, Timothy California Los Angeles 1987 2007 Murder 32 to Life 19.5 17 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Atlas, Gerald California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder 28 to life 0.5 25 Black Male 1990 10-06-2012
Barner, Glenn California Los Angeles 1992 1993 Robbery 16 years 0.7 31 Black Male 1993 07-12-2016
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 2018 04-29-2018
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 35.7 20 Black Male 2019 03-11-2020
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault 8 years 3.2 31 Hispanic Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 2.8 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault 87 to life 27.7 18 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2023
Cheung, Kum Yet California Alameda 1995 2002 Attempt, Violent 29 years and 8 months 6.6 29 Asian Male 2002 06-21-2012
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 13.9 18 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cox, Michael California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.5 43 White Male 2001 01-26-2014
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse 82 years 5.9 47 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.0 17 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 50 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 26 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Dorotik, Jane California San Diego 2001 2022 Murder 25 to life 18.9 53 White Female 2020 07-04-2022
Dumbrique, Edward California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder 29 to Life 22.3 15 Hispanic Male 2021 04-06-2021
Duran, Humberto California Los Angeles 1994 2024 Murder Life 28.1 19 Hispanic Male 2023 05-20-2025
Eagle, Oscar California Los Angeles 1999 2025 Attempted Murder 25 to life 26.3 18 Hispanic Male 2025 09-24-2025
Fenenbock, Robert California Trinity 1994 2020 Murder 25 to Life 25.6 38 White Male 2019 03-01-2021
Foley, Kenneth Wayne California Santa Clara 1995 2007 Robbery 25 to Life 11.0 26 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 26 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 28 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14.2 47 Black Male 2008 07-29-2012
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16.1 17 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Goff, Antoine California San Francisco 1990 2003 Murder 27 to Life 12.9 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Goldstein, Thomas Lee California Los Angeles 1980 2004 Murder 25 to Life 23.8 30 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Gonzalez, Justin California Yolo 2017 2023 Murder 90 years 5.9 22 Hispanic Male 2023 12-02-2023
Grajeda, Arthur California Los Angeles 1987 1991 Murder 32 to life 3.5 19 Hispanic Male 1991 09-30-2012
Grajeda, Senon California Los Angeles 1987 1993 Murder 45 to life 5.7 31 Hispanic Male 1993 09-30-2012
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34.2 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015
Heard, Charles California San Francisco 2010 2020 Murder 25 to Life 3.5 24 Black Male 2014 05-02-2024
Ixta, Ignacio Jr. California Ventura 2010 2021 Attempted Murder 35 to Life 10.3 20 Hispanic Male 2021 05-06-2021
Jimenez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1995 2020 Murder 30 to life 24.9 18 Hispanic Male 2020 08-20-2020
Killian, Gloria California Sacramento 1986 2002 Murder 32 to Life 16.4 35 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Klene, John California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 22.2 18 White Male 2021 04-06-2021
Kniffen, Brenda California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12.2 29 White Female 1996 08-29-2011
Kniffen, Scott California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12.2 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Larsen, Daniel California Los Angeles 1999 2014 Other Nonviolent Felony 28 to life 13.7 30 White Male 2013 01-27-2014
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder 16 to Life 23.7 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Magnan, Paul Philip California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale 25 to Life 5.5 46 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Martinez, Ruben Jr. California Los Angeles 2008 2019 Robbery 40 years and 8 months 11.6 Hispanic Male 2019 11-18-2019
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34.1 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 18.6 19 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Mellen, Susan California Los Angeles 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16.4 42 White Female 2014 10-10-2014
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.3 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 25 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Miranda, Adam California Los Angeles 1983 2009 Murder Life 0 21 Hispanic Male 1983 08-29-2011
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 12.8 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1.3 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 16.7 33 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder 57 to life 5.7 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019
O'Connell, Frank California Los Angeles 1985 2012 Murder 25 to Life 27.3 25 White Male 2012 06-13-2012
Pacheco, Justin California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1.3 18 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Pickett, Daniel California Butte 2004 2004 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2004 09-03-2012
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 29 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Pratt, Elmer California Los Angeles 1972 1999 Murder 25 to Life 24.9 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Puckett, Jeremy California Sacramento 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18.1 21 Black Male 2020 03-31-2020
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16.1 18 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Reed, Deshawn California Alameda 2014 2017 Murder Life without parole 3.0 26 Black Male 2017 05-30-2017
Richardson, Julie California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 44 White Female 2000 01-26-2014
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1983 08-14-2024
Rollins, Offord IV California Kern 1992 1996 Murder 29 to life 4.4 17 Black Male 1996 10-04-2012
Rose, Peter California San Joaquin 1995 2005 Child Sex Abuse 27 years 9.0 37 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Ross, Ronald California Alameda 2006 2013 Attempted Murder 25 to life 6.3 44 Black Male 2013 02-22-2013
Rubalcava, Lionel California Santa Clara 2003 2019 Attempted Murder 31 to Life 15.5 23 Hispanic Male 2019 05-28-2019
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 27.6 21 Black Male 2010 09-17-2012
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 15.7 32 Black Male 2009 07-29-2012
Smith, Paul California Orange 2010 2022 Attempt, Violent 4 years and 8 months 1.1 49 White Male 2011 09-13-2022
Solorio, Miguel California Los Angeles 2000 2023 Murder Life without parole 23.7 19 Hispanic Male 2023 12-13-2023
Taylor, Andre California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder 28 to life 3.7 Black Male 1994 10-06-2012
Taylor, Ruth California Kern 1985 2001 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 2.9 31 White Female 1988 08-29-2011
Tennison, John California San Francisco 1990 2003 Murder 25 to Life 12.9 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Trulove, Jamal California San Francisco 2010 2015 Murder 50 to life 5.1 25 Black Male 2015 03-17-2015
Walker, Quedillis Ricardo California Santa Clara 1991 2003 Murder 26 to Life 11.5 34 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Weiner, Murray California San Diego 1994 1996 Murder Not Sentenced 2.5 65 White Male 1996 03-16-2013
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 1986 04-22-2021
Williams, Richard California Sacramento 1998 2015 Murder Life without parole 17.2 18 Black Male 2015 01-26-2016
Wilson, Andrew California Los Angeles 1986 2017 Murder Life without parole 30.3 29 Black Male 2017 04-03-2017